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Japan Customs will enhance the scheme of Advance Cargo Information on air cargo based on the provisions of the Customs Law and the regulations of Japan to ensure further security and safety of international logistics in preparation for holding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics / Paralympics in light of the increasingly severe threat posed by terrorism.
The enhancement of the reporting scheme will impose additional legal obligations on the private sector to report information on the House Airway Bill (HAWB), which is the House Manifest Information for consolidated cargo, to Japan Customs, as well as on the Master Airway Bill (MAWB), which is currently related.
Outline of the Enhanced Reporting Scheme
- Party obliged to make the report: Captain (An agent, such as the airline, may report on behalf of the Captain.
- Contents of the report: Information on MAWB and/or HAWB
- Deadline of the report: 3 hours before arrival at airport in principle (Relaxed measures may be applied based on the flight time.)
-Method of the report: Reporting through the NACCS in principle
-Penalty: Imprisonment with labor up to 1 year or fine up to \500,000 in cases in which the report is not filed by the deadline or a false report is made
- Date of implementation: In FY 2018 (by March 30,2019)
